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Established In 1966.

Greetings,

As our Council mem-bers should recog-

nize, the ballots for voting on the

Amendment to the

By-Laws have been sent out. If you are

a Council member and have not re-

ceived a ballot, the reason is probably

because the Mem-

bership Chairperson has the wrong ad-

dress for you. A change of address form is accessible through the Soci-

e t y w e b s i t e a t

www.clanwallace.org/member/mbr_update.php. The Board of Directors

request that each Council member review the current By-Law as de-

scribed on the web site, the pro-posed changes and vote.

In June, the Nomination Letter for

the positions of Director on our Board will be sent out. The period of

July 15-30 is the time for sending nominations to the Election Commit-

tee. Those nominations should not

be sent in either prior to July 15 or

after July 30. There are two posi-tions on the Board up for reelection

and one position open for election, however, all three may have nomina-

tions. Voting for Directors for the

2015-2017 terms will be held in Au-gust and September.

Also in June, the Society will be rep-resented at the Bannockburn 700 celebration in Stirling, Scotland. There is planned to be a two day event, June 28-29, for a number of events being held to commemorate the battle between King Robert I of Scotland and King Edward II of Eng-land. There will be a Clan/Family village, music, storytelling, battle reenactment, encampments, food and drink and will be drawing a largecross-section of society hoping to celebrate both modern and old Scot-land. We will be visited by Andrew Wallace, Younger of that Ilk, our Acting Chief and heir to our Chief, Ian Francis Wallace. We hope to see many Clan Wallace Society members at our tent in the Clan Village. I un-derstand that the Scotland Wallace Tour is sold out and preparations are being finalized for the trip. If you

need further information, please

check the web site.

The Society has a current need for a webmaster to oversee and update our Clan site on the Internet. If any-one who has the knowledge to sup-port our site wishes to volunteer, please contact any member of the Board of Directors. Any member, Council, Life or Annual can be con-sidered and will be welcome.

Finally, I wish to thank all members of the Society who have attended those festivals and games held so far this year and offer my invitation to all members to do so in the future. Every Convenor of the Clan Wallace Society who sets up at festivals and games should provide the dates and places to the Webmaster so that in-formation can be placed on the Clan Wallace site for all members.

Larry.

Lawrence Slight President Clan Wallace Society Worldwide

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Scottish elementary school children pose in kilts, welcoming the world, as part of Homecoming 2014. Clan Wallace will be there!

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ContactsContacts

President Lawrence Slight

906 Red House Branch Road St. Augustine, FL 32084

[email protected]

Executive V.P. & Conveners' Affairs

Russ Harper 111 Hilary Court

Lewisville, NC 27023-9547 convener_affairs@scottish-

harpers.com

Secretary Ralph L. Wallace

11751 Arbor Glen Way Reston, VA 20194

[email protected]

Content Editor R. Wayne Jones

Ranson, WV [email protected]

Layout Editor Tom E.S. Wallace

Sackville, Nova Scotia [email protected]

Membership Chair Karen Wallace

4634 N. Beechwood Dr Macon, GA 31210-2304

Tel: 478-471-7489 [email protected]

Webmaster Jim “Bowie” Wallace Bowie, MD 20720

[email protected]

clanwallace.org

This year, the annual meeting of the

Clan Wallace Society’s board of direc-tors will take place in St. Augustine,

Florida. Below is general information for those members of the society inter-

ested in attending.

Clan Wallace Society World Wide

2014 Annual Directors Meeting September 25 – 28, 2014

St. Augustine, Florida

Host Hotel: Courtyard Marriott, 2075

State Road 16, St. Augustine, FL 32084, (904) 826-4068

Group Reservation Name: Clan

Wallace Society

Arrival Date: Thursday, 9/25/14 –

room rate available a few days prior to, please advise when booking.

Departure Date: Sunday, 9/28/14 – room rate available a few days after,

please advise when booking.

Check In: 3 p.m.

Check Out: 12 Noon Group Rate: $99 + applicable taxes

Cut-Off Date: Tuesday, 8/26/14

Hotel Amenities: Free High Speed Internet

Restaurant On-Site

All Guest Rooms feature Refrigera-

tors & Microwaves 24 Hour Fitness Center & Business

Center

Heated Outdoor Pool and Hot Tub

Fire Pit Patio for evening Celtic

Cocktails & Cigars

Arrival/Departure Airports:

JAX – Jacksonville I.A. (50 Miles)

DAB – Daytona Beach I.A. (60 Miles)

ANNUAL DIRECTORS MEETING (ADM) AGENDA

Friday, September 26, 2014

Evening Cook-out at Slight Manor

Saturday, September 27, 2014 ADM - 9a.m. until business completed. Catered in Box Lunch, menu selection to be made that morning.Directors Dinner at the Ice Plant Restaurant.

Things to Do: Plenty of Sightseeing & Tours avail-

able; Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of

Youth, Pirate & Treasure Museum, San Sebastian Winery, Castillo de San Mar-

cos, Shopping at Prime Outlets, etc. etc.

Check out St. Augustine & Ponte Verde at www.floridashistoriccoast.com

and for more ideas and information.

St. Augustine Hosts ADMSt. Augustine Hosts ADM

mailto:[email protected]








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By the Editors

After a four-year battle, Glasgow city council has finally approved the city’s

first monument to William Wallace.

The stone plinth with a medieval hel-met will be placed in the garden of the

city’s oldest building to commemorate a famous victory over the English.

The Society of William Wallace has

been trying to get a memorial to the Battle of the Bell o’ Brea since 2010

and has had several previous designs rejected. Wallace is said to have

routed an English force in the city in 1297.

The two meter-high sandstone monu-ment is set to be in place by May this year in the grounds of the 500-year old Provand’s Lordship near Glasgow Cathedral.

Gary Stewart, of the Society of William

Wallace, said: “We want to have some-thing that will be there for hundreds of

years.” “It’s for a

Scottish patriot and it needs to be

done right.”

The image of the

helmet breaking

out of the plinth symbolizes Wal-

lace’s struggle against oppres-

sion, and the plinth also has a

sword like Wal-

lace’s carved into it.

Mr. Stewart said Glasgow school-

children could

have the chance to leave their mark on the monument. He said: “We want to

go around schools and have a poetry contest; the winning poem will be on

the monument itself.” The latest de-sign was created by artist Andy Hill-

house.

Wallace was said to have marched on

Glasgow after becoming infuriated at Scottish nobles capitulating to the Eng-

lish army. Some have Wallace and his army surrounding and defeating a

force of 1,000 English garrisoned in

the town, slaying their leader Earl Percy.

The clash was said to have left Wal-lace in charge of Glasgow Castle,

which was demolished in the 18th

Century, and according to one ac-count he “carried off all [the

bishop’s] furniture, arms and horses.” Two months afterwards,

Wallace led Scottish forces to a piv-

otal victory at Stirling Bridge.

A Glasgow council spokesman con-

firmed permission had been granted. “This is for the site behind the gar-

den at the Provand’s Lordship, Glas-gow’s oldest building.”

The last monument created in Scot-

land to Wallace was 17 years ago in the car park of the Wallace Monu-

ment, Stirling. Critics complained the statue looked like Mel Gibson from

Braveheart.

Article reprinted with permission from The Scotsman.

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Detailed drawings of the proposed monument, designed by artist Andy Hillhouse.

Provand’s Lordship gardens, future home of the monument.

Glasgow GreenGlasgow Green--Lights New Wallace MonumentLights New Wallace Monument

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2nd Annual Latta Plantation Celtic Festival By Marcia Harper

The 2nd Annual Latta Plantation Celtic

Festival (NC) was held on March 15-16, 2014. Sunshine and warm tem-

peratures on Saturday greeted the

nine clan tents participating, and Clan Wallace was among them. The games

were canceled on Sunday due to ice and freezing rain. Russ and Marcia

Harper hosted the Clan Wallace tent. We were joined by Aaron Harper and

Frank Randall.

Latta Plantation, located in Hunters-ville, North Carolina, hosted the Celtic

Event. Latta Plantation originally was the 742 acre cotton plantation of

James Latta. Today it is a living history

farm and museum.

The entertainment included the This-tledown Tinkers and Stirling Bridge. The festival included athletics demos, Scottish dancing by Latta's Kilts and Petticoats, children’s games, face painting and storytelling. There are farm animals and Historical building to visit as well.

Living history demonstrations were presented by the 88th New York of the

Irish brigade, 71st Highlanders and the

World War II Scottish Borders soldiers.

What a great weekend we had. Thanks

to all that came out to enjoy the day

with us. Special thanks to Frank Randal for renewing his annual mem-

bership.

North Texas Irish Festival By Marcus “Jim” Wallace

On March 1-2, 2014, the North Texas Irish Festival was held at Fair Park in

Dallas, TX. Sponsored by the South-west Celtic Music Association, this fes-

tival has been active for 30 years.

The tent was set up by Bob and Lois

Wallace. Member Scott Wallace of Fort

Worth and Shirley Hollis of Temple, Texas were there. Scott and Shirley also at-tended the Arlington, Texas and Salado Games last year. Other visitors included member Bob Gra-ham, Marcus J. Wallace and Megan Reed, Lois's niece.

The weather was nice on

Saturday but took a vi-

cious turn on Sunday morning with the whole

area under a winter

weather alert. The temperature dropped overnight with freezing rain

and sleet and snow. The roads turned treacherous with many fender bend-

ers.

The Scottish area at the festival is con-stantly growing and while this is billed

as an Irish festival, Scottish Clan par-ticipation is being encouraged. There

was also a Celtic Village, Irish dog

breeds, Animal Rescue, and many ven-dors.

There were many performers at this festival including Juno Award-winning

fiddle players Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Solas, Dervish, Makem

and Spain Brothers, Edinburgh native

Ed Miller (now living in Austin), and many others.

Bob has done some excellent work researching castles where Wallaces

were influential. Those would be the

Wallace of Craigie line taking over the Lindsay Castle, eventually moved on to

the Newton Castle in the town of Ayr, for some number of years before

building Craigie House, that now named as Carnell House. Crosbie Cas-

tle near West Kilbride was owned by


The Wallace Tent at Latta Plantation (NC), hosted by Marcia and EVP Russ Harper.

Four letters: C-U-T-E. Cute!

News from the Society’s ConvenersNews from the Society’s Conveners

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Ranald Craufurd, sheriff of Ayr and Wallace's uncle, it dating to the 13th

century. Wallace of Busbie (16th cen-tury) and Cloncaird (also 16th cen-

tury), all these castles located in Ayr-

shire.

And then there is Sundrum Castle,

which includes this on their history page: Sir Robert Wallace, a relative of

Sir William Wallace, the Scottish free-

dom fighter, was appointed Sherriff of Ayr in 1342, succeeded by his son

Duncan in 1359 who commissioned the

building of the present castle in the 1360's.

Another line of Wallace folks for whom we have no knowledge?

Sleet on the roads in various places,

couple of fender benders, with expec-tations that over the course of that day

it would only get worse. Which it did!

4th Annual Tartan Day South By Marcia Harper

The 4th annual Tartan Day South (SC)

was held on April 5, 2014. Sunshine and warm temperatures on Saturday

greeted the nine clan tents participat-ing and Clan Wallace was among

them. Russ and Marcia Harper hosted

the Clan Wallace tent. We were joined by Aaron Harper.

Tartan Day South is held at the His-toric Columbia Speedway, where Rich-ard Petty had his first NASCAR race.

Carolina British Classic cars and Hurl-ing were just some of the things you could enjoy. The entertainment in-cluded the Seven Nations, Rathkiltair and Saor Patrol. The festival included

athletics for men and women, Scottish and Irish dancing, Children’s games,face painting, storytelling, The Societyfor Creative Anachronism and three pipe bands.

What a great weekend we had.

Thanks to all that came out to enjoy

the day with us.

21st Annual Rural Hill Loch Norman Scottish Festival By Marcia Harper

The Rural Hill Loch Norman Scottish

Festival (NC) was held on April 12-13, 2014. Spring has sprung, pollen fills

the air, cool breezes and sunny skies

greeted the 64 clan tents participating and Clan Wallace was among them.

Other participants included the SAMS (Scottish American Military Society),

Council of Scottish Clans and Societies,

Scottish Culture and St. Andrews Soci-


Nova Scotia’s Natalie McMaster headlined at the North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas.

Wanda Spriggs with Bob Wallace, Scott Wallace and Lois Wallace.

Marcia and Russ at Tartan Day South.


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ety and the Scottish Society ofWilmington, both from North Carolina. Russ and Marcia Harper hosted the Clan Wallace tent. Frank Randall, Ron and Terri Heacock, Jean and Jeffrey Reece joined us for the whole week-end. On Saturday Captain John Wal-lace and his daughter Kristine McGlade, with her two children Aidan and Sophie joined us, as well as Aaron Harper.

These games are held at Rural Hill Farms in Huntersville, North Carolina. Rural Hill, the homestead of Revolu-tionary War patriots Major John and Violet Wilson Davidson, is located in the Catawba River Valley in northwest Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The Davidson family is representative of the thousands of Scots and Scots-Irish who contributed to the growth of the Carolinas and put a unique cultural stamp on the American South.

Each year the Clan tents are judged to see which Clan has the best displays of clan tartan and materials, most know-ledgeable about their clan’s history and how they are dressed and interact with

the general public. This year’s winner of the Best Clan Tent Award went to Clan Wallace. We were much honored to win this award. This is our 2nd Best Clan Tent at these games. All total, Russ and I have won 11 Best Clan tents over the last 7 years.

The parade of tartans was held at noon on Sunday. Clan Wallace waited patiently as 63 clans marched before us. Jeffrey Reese, Craig and Theresa Wallace, Ron and Terri Heacock and David Wallace all marched with us. Craig and Theresa Wallace, Nina and David Wallace joined us on Sunday.

The entertainment included the Celtic bands Seven Nations, Soar Patrol, Ed Miller, Thistledown Tinkers, Scooter Muse, and John Taylor. Nineteen pipe bands took the field in piping competi-tion. The Games included heavy athlet-ics, Border Collies, Highland Wrestling, Historical Folk Life Encampment, Scot-tish Dancing and Children events.

Saturday events included a Flag Retire-ment Ceremony which SAMS (Scottish American Military Society) performed.

We would like to welcome Lisa Wallace as a new annual member to Clan Wallace. Russ and I would like to thank all that came out and enjoy the weekend with us.

We had a wonderful time and look

forward to seeing you at other

games.


Daphne Taylor (Head of Clans), and Helen Cathey (Games General Manager) presenting “Best Clan Tent Award” to Russ and Marica Harper at the 21st Loch Norman Games.

Front Row - Jeff and Jean Reece, Terri Heacock, Theresa Wallace. Back Row - Russ & Marcia Harper, Nina & David Wallace, Craig Wallace, and Frank Randall at Loch Norman.


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15th Annual Triad Highland Games By Marcia Harper

The Triad Highland Games were held on May 2nd and 3rd, 2014 at Bryan Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. Blue skies and gentle breezes greeted the 26 clans participating and ClanWallace was among them. Other participants included the SAMS (Scottish American Military Society), Council of Scottish Clans and Societies and the Greensboro Historical Museum. Russ and Marcia Harper hosted the Clan Wallace tent.

Friday night was the B-B-Q reception, and a calling of the clans. The parade of tartans was held at 10am on Satur-day. We also had a salute to the Mili-tary.

The entertainment included the Celtic

band, Barley Juice. Two pipe bands

played for us at the games. The Games included heavy athletics, Bor-der Collies, Lassie Games, Irish, High-land and Scottish dancing, Battle Ax Competition, European Medieval Arts and Arms and Children events.

I was also honored this weekend for being the Volunteer of the year for Triad Highland Games. Thanks to all that came out and enjoyed the won-derful day with us.

Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games By Marcus “Jim” Wallace

The 2014 Texas Scottish Games and Highland Games were held in the Uni-

versity of Texas Football Stadium at Arlington, Texas near Ft. Worth, Texas

on May 2, 3, and 4, 2014. The clan

tent was co-hosted by Frank Wallace Leslie and his wife Lynne, and Marcus

J. Wallace (Past President of Clan Wal-lace Society). They were assisted by

Bob Wallace (Past President of Clan Wallace Society) and his wife Lois.

Several visitors took membership appli-

cations and we did have one renewal. There were eighteen people who

signed the register and several more who spent time at the tent with gen-

eral questions. They were not con-

nected to Clan Wallace and although

we offered to adopt them, they de-

clined.

Member Bob Graham and his wife vis-ited both days. Bob’s beautiful dog won first place in the dog judging con-test. We had one visitor from Ocean-side, California which took the prize for traveling the farthest distance. The crowd was more energized than usual which was probably helped by the cooler weather. The move from June to May seems to be working. There are several clans and vendors who have not been able to adjust their schedule but the attendance seems to be im-proving.

Entertainment was continuous with many Texas and nationally recognized bands from all over the U.S.A. There was a mix of traditional music and Celtic Rock and everything in between. Heavy athletics were performed on both days with their own following. In addition to Highland dance competi-tion, there were Rugby demonstra-tions. The children had their own en-tertainers with groups like the Tatty Bogglers and Willow and Diarmuid.

The weather was excellent all three days with blue skies and light winds except for Sunday afternoon when the wind started to pick up. Really you could not have asked for a nicer week-end.


Frank Wallace Leslie, Bob Wallace, Cale Wallace, Scott Wallace and Jim Wallace


Marcia and Russ in Greensboro, NC.

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By Bob Wallace

A brief review of the Wallace family con-nected with Scotland's history begins with the first Wallace, Richard, who is recorded as witness to a document written by Walter the Steward in 1174. This first Wallace is said to have accompanied Walter Fitz Alan into today's Ayrshire from some location further to the south. The town of Riccar-ton, just south of Kilmarnock, takes its name from this first Wallace known to be in Scotland.

One century on, about 1270, a Crawford-Wallace connection is credited with giving us the only man to serve as sole Guardian of Scotland: Sir William Wallace. Transla-tion of William's seal, said to have been cobbled together following the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297, states that he is “William, son of Alan.”

William's seal was attached to letters sent to Hamburg and Lubeck a month after Stir-ling Bridge, advising members of the Hanse League merchants association that Scot-land was once again open to trade. Lubeck's letter made its way back to Scot-land about fifteen years ago, the seal being translated in 1999.

Another century on John Wallace of Riccar-

ton married a Lindsay heiress about 1371. He then became Wallace of Craigie.

While parts of the castle dating to that period can still be seen – and found via Internet searching, including a picture of the conjoined Lindsay-Wallace Arms (hint: search for Craigie Castle), itslargely fallen to a ruinous state and unsafe for close inspection.

Note also that castle ruins at Craigie are on private prop-erty, the owners not likely to look favorably on anyone invading their land for any reason.

Yet another century later, now about 1470, that genera-tion's Wallace of Craigie are credited with promoting Blind Harry's book detailing the life of Sir William Wallace. While it's suggested Harry's lengthy poem came from a diary maintained by Wallace's per-sonal chaplain, a man named Father John Blair, no copy of

that diary has been found. In fact, Blair's

history of Wallace, no doubt written in Latin, is said to have been prompted by Bishop William Sinclair of Dunkeld (1309-1337) who had intentions of sending it to the Vatican.


Ruins of the Great Hall of Craigie Castle.

Wallace Family History in ScotlandWallace Family History in Scotland

Smithsonian’s “Braveheart”Smithsonian’s “Braveheart” ConvenersConveners

Marcia and Russ at the Triad Games in NC.

Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" won five Oscars and made William Wallace, a 13th century Scottish warrior, an unforgettable Hollywood character. But how historically accurate is the film? Was the real-life William Wal-

lace a heroic free-

dom fighter or a common criminal

turned terrorist? Was he really saved

by a princess who

became his lover? We examine new

archeological evi-dence, reveal re-

cently deciphered ancient manuscripts

and conduct forensic

experiments to un-cover the true story

of this legendary warrior.

More information on this documen-

tary is available from the Smith-sonian Institution's website at

www.smithsonianchannel.com.

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Submitted by Wayne Jones

The Wallace Sword is Returned to the Newly RefurbishedNational Wallace Monument.

One of Scotland’s most treasured na-tional icons, the legendary Wallace Sword, has been reinstalled in its home at The National Wallace Monu-ment following a period in secret stor-age. The 5’4” sword has been moved from a location shrouded in secrecy where it was guarded 24 hours a day and has been reinstalled at the Monument by renowned historian and weapons expert David Caldwell. The sword has once again become the cen-ter piece of the Monument’s artifacts,as it takes up residence in The Hall of Heroes. As the sword is considered to be an irreplaceable national treasure, during the tower’s refurbishment, it was kept under guard in an undis-closed location.

The sword returns as a comprehensive

refurbishment of the Monument is completed. The recent refurbishment

of the Monument includes the use of an illusionary technique with mirrors

and reflective glass to make characters

appear and disappear in the presenta-tion of a new film in which Wallace and

Andrew de Moray discuss the Battle of Stirling Bridge, reflecting on Scotland’s

victory and the country’s future. The battle was a turning point in Scottish

history as it marked the start of Scot-

land’s successful campaign for inde-pendence, ultimately achieved after

the Battle of Bannockburn which is commemorated by its 700th anniver-

sary this year.

The National Wallace Monument, which is one of Scotland’s year round attractions, draws over 110,000 visi-tors every year and was opened againto visitors from 10am on Saturday 5th April. William Wallace led the Scottish rebellion against Edward I in 1297 and inflicted defeat on the English army at The Battle of Stirling Bridge. He is re-membered as a Scottish patriot and national hero.

Commenting on the reinstallation of

the sword, Zillah Jamieson, Chair of Stirling District Tourism, emphasized

the significance of the event, “As the sword is of such historic value and has

so many remarkable tales woven in to

it, the utmost care had to be taken to securely safeguard it and deliver it

safely back to its home. Stirling will be in the spotlight in 2014 and we want

to ensure that the reinstallation of the sword pays an appropriate tribute to

Scotland’s national hero and to the

part Wallace played in shaping Scot-land.”

It has been installed in its new display case in the Hall of Heroes gallery

which focuses on the story of Wallace

and how he came to be acclaimed as Scotland’s first national hero. The leg-

endary broadsword is the centerpiece of the gallery, proudly displayed on a

plinth built with stone originally quar-

ried for the construction of the Monu-ment 150 years ago.

Cherished as a treasure of the Scottish nation, Sir Walter Scott described the

sword as “Fit for archangel to wield,

yet light in his terrible hand”. The sheer size of the sword at just over 5

foot 4 inches suggests that Wallace must have been unusually tall and

strong. Estimates put him at about 6 foot 6 inches, or about 2 meters tall.

Legend even has it that Wallace once

made a belt for this sword from the skin of his great enemy, Hugh de

Cressingham, who was slain in the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

The sword’s history is as significant as

that of the Stone of Destiny. It is said that after the capture of Wallace, the

sword was taken to Dumbarton Castle where it was kept for almost 600

years. Despite protests from the peo-ple of Dumbarton, in 1888 the sword

was installed in The National Wallace

Monument with great pomp and cere-mony. In 1912 the case containing

the sword was broken by a suffragette called Ethel Moorhead to highlight the

struggle to obtain votes for women

and it was stolen in 1936 and again in 1972, but on each occasion it was

safely recovered and returned.

Reprinted with permission from Tricker PR, Aberdeen. For further information about the Monument, go to www.nationalwallacemonument.com


Historian David Caldwell carefully examines the Wallace Sword, recently returned.

Suffragette Ethel Moorhead fought for women’s freedom, and in 1912, fully rec-

ognized the symbolism of Wallace’s sword.

Wallace’s Sword Back on DisplayWallace’s Sword Back on DisplayWallace’s Sword Back on Display

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By Bob Wallace

It is becoming increasingly clear that research done via the Internet requires

serious caution. Far too many people posting this or that story on the

Internet, historic or otherwise,

frequently include terms for places that were not in exis-

tence during the period of time to which their story relates. This

applies to historic events and people as well.

Case in point: calling a coun-

tryside “Scotland” at a time when it was populated with

various groups of peoples known as Caledonians, Picts, or Scotti, the land

where each group lived, comes no-

where close to being called Scotland at such an early period in history.

Referring to one of the earliest re-corded battles, Mons Graupius, in what

is today known as Scotland is one thing. To positively place Mons

Graupius as a site within Scotland

without defining it as being a battle

fought in what we know today as Scot-

land is quite another matter.

In recent months, occasional searches

have revealed pages that state people

we know to have been born and lived

in Scotland all their lives. They are now recorded as having in some instances

been born in either Great Britain or the United Kingdom, neither of which ex-

isted during the lifetimes of the people

referenced. Case in point, William Wal-lace, who clearly was born in Scotland,

is now said to have been born in Elder-slie, United Kingdom, and died at

Smithfield, London, United Kingdom.

This is patently absurd! Wherever Wal-

lace was born, it certainly was not in the United Kingdom, an entity which

did come into being until 1707, and 400 years after Wallace's execution at

Smithfield at the time just outside

the gates of London, England. Let's not even start on Kenneth

MacAlpin, also listed as having lived in Scotland, U.K.

Doing research in genealogy? Be careful here as well. For example,

one can find family records show-

ing a handful of generations fol-lowing William Wallace, none of

which is accurate. Some histori-ans are today questioning whether

Marian Braidfute existed. And if she did

exist and married William, one should certainly question whether Marian and

William had a child.

What conclusion should you draw from

this? Be extremely careful about what you read on the Internet and how it

applies to history at any particular

time. Remember, if it looks squirrelly, it very likely is!

Use Common Sense While Searching the NetUse Common Sense While Searching the Net

Partial Festival and Games ListingPartial Festival and Games Listing

Following is a list of Scottish Games scheduled for the summer that have been provided to date. All members are encouraged to participate to support Clan Wallace and our collective Scottish history and heritage.

May 17, 2014 Colonial Highland Gathering Fair Hill Race Track Fair Hill, MD

June 7, 2014 McHenry Highland Festival

Garrett County Fair-grounds

Deep Creek Lake, MD

June 21, 2014

Moncton Highland Games Moncton, New Brunswick

July 11-13, 2014

151st Antigonish Highland

Games Antigonish, Nova Scotia

July 18-19, 2014

Portland Highland Games Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, OR.

August 10-14, 2014

Fergus Highland Games Fergus, Ontario

Conveners – please remember to pro-vide information on Scottish Games that you convene to our Webmaster at [email protected], and the Director of Convener Affairs at [email protected].

More information on Scottish games

can be found on the Clan Wallace web-

site at clanwallace.org/gamedate.html or clanwallace.org/gamestat.html/

Past President John R. Wallace taking in the sights.

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By Lisa Donant

Glaswegian Artichoke Dip

1 14 oz. can of Artichokes, drained and chopped

½ cup Mayonnaise ½ tsp. Garlic Cloves, minced 8 oz. Cream Cheese Block, softened 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese, shredded ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese, grated

Montreal Steak Seasoning

Preheat Oven 350F. In a medium mix-

ing bowl, combine all the ingredients except steak seasoning and carefully

mix until all combined. Spoon into

baking dish and smooth down. Sprin-kle top of mixture with steak season-

ing. Bake 20-25 minutes until bubbly. Remove and serve with crackers, pita

chips etc.

Highland Poppy-Seed Dressing A go-to favorite for fresh Spinach Sal-ads

¾ cup Canola Oil 1/3 cup Honey¼ cup Red Wine Vinegar 1 Tbsp. Mustard 1 tsp. Salt 1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. Poppy Seeds

Combine all ingredients

in a blender except

poppy seeds. Mix on low speed for 30 sec-

onds to combine. Add poppy seeds and pulse

just once or twice. Pour into dressing into a ma-

son jar or any container

with a lid and refrigerate at least 3 hours before

serving. Shake well be-fore serving.

Seersucker Celtic Cocktail

0.5 ounce Grand Marnier

1 ounce Limoncello 1.5 ounces Vodka

2 to 4 ounces Soda Water 1 solid squeeze of Lemon

Combine the Grand Marnier, Limon-cello, and Vodka in a highball glass. Fill

the glass with ice and add soda water to taste. Squeeze a wedge or disc of

lemon into the drink.


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By the Editors

As many of you know, the Clan Wal-lace Society - Worldwide was incorpo-rated on April 5, 1966, under the Non-Profit Corporation Act of the State of Texas. It is a private corporation worldwide in its operations. The pur-poses for which the Corporation is or-ganized are educational, with particu-lar reference to the following:

The history of Scotland, its public

figures, such as Sir William Wallace.

Its Clans and the heritage and

achievements of those claiming Scot

descent.

Reprinting of articles and books out

of print concerning the history of

Scotland, its Clans and the heritage and achievements of those claiming

Scot descent; and with particular

reference toward the collection, restoration, and preservation of

places and objects of interest, par-ticularly to the Clan and Family of

Wallace.

It is expressly provided that the result

of any related project shall never benefit private individuals directly.

The Clan Wallace fulfills these goals through money collected for member-ship fees and donations made to the

Rewards Program. The first project was the purchase of six bronze (colored) plates to complete the Wallace Monument in Elderslie, the main reason CWSW was formed in 1966. The plaques were placed in 1970. The four Wallace books were also reprinted. Following is a list of the more recent projects. We believe you will agree this list of accomplishments is impressive and that membership contributions and tax-deductible donations made through the Rewards Program were spent wisely.

2009: Donated $2,000 to help build

the Memorial to Scottish Immigrants

in Philadelphia, PA.

2009: Donated $500 to the Soci-

ety's adopted Pipe Band, The High

Desert Pipe Band of Albuquerque, NM. This is an ongoing annual do-

nation that is matched by Past-

President Marcus "Jim" Wallace.

2009: Donated $144 to plant 10

native trees in an area called

Teaghlach Wood, near Comrie in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. This

project was part of an overall effort called "Trees4Scotland" created to

plant 100,000 trees to restore the great forests of Scotland. CWS was

recognized with a certificate that

can be seen on the CWS website.

2011: Donated $500 for the Clan

Wallace Trophy presented to winner of piping competition at the Fergus

Scottish Festival and Highland

Games.

2011: Began an ongoing annual

donation of $500 to Lyon College's

Scottish Heritage Program in Bates-ville, AR. Scottish Heritage scholar-

ships are awarded to pipers, drum-mers, Highland dancers, Scottish

fiddlers, and accordion players that can contribute to their Ceilidh band.

2012: Began an ongoing annual

donation of $400 to the Ellen

(Ashby) Payne Odom Genealogical Library in Moultrie, GA, where the Clan Wallace Society – Worldwide and 130 Scottish clan organizations store their historical records. This donation is being matched by Past Executive Vice President, Wayne Jones.

Indeed, the Rewards Program was

developed to give members the oppor-tunity to help accomplish these pro-

jects and show their support and en-

trepreneurial spirit. Donations of any size can be made. They can be tailored

to an individual’s ability to give over any time period, and they are tax-

deductible.

When donations are received, they are

recorded in personal accounts. When a person makes additional donations

they are recorded in that personal ac-

count, and they receive the appropri-ate Rewards. Rewards are provided as

each Reward Level is reached. Dona-tions that exceed other Reward levels

will result in the higher Reward.

Contributors will receive a letter from the Society Treasurer acknowledging their contribution, notice of the amount that is tax deductible, a Certifi-cate, and a citation of CWSW's Tax Ex-empt status. They will also receive a Letter from the President congratulat-ing them on their Reward and receive Newsletter publicity.

A tiered level of rewards was devel-oped to thank contributors. The table outlining the Reward Levels, pins and medals that will be given to contribu-tors can be found on the CWS website at www.clanwallace.org. Click on Re-wards Program to view the tiered level of rewards that can be achieved. The top three Rewards Level Certificates are attractive, dignified and suitable fordisplay and hanging. The Presentation Boxes for the Knight and Sir William Wallace level Awards are an attractive style appropriate for the prestige of these awards.

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